Paris and meatballs

Tonight, V and I went to see the movie "Paris" by Cédric Klapisch. V thought it was "Brilliant" - and I agree. A trailer (in French only) is here. An SMH review of it is here.

It's one of these stories of many characters whose lives somehow intertwine. The focus, though, is on Romain Duris' character, Pierre, a dancer at the Moulin Rouge who just found out he has heart disease and needs a transplant soon. The closeness of death makes him realize the beauty and sacredness of life, which he observes in all its small details: the apartment building's custodian taking the garbage bins out to the street, a "jolie" girl in the apartment across the street, explaining to his nephew there is a Santa Claus.

The soundtrack was great, too. Can't find it online.

Dinner was Ikea's Swedish meatballs with pasta. Here's the recipe:

500 grams Ikea frozen Swedish meatballs
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion
250 grams button mushrooms
2 cloves garlic
1 cup beef broth
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 cube onion flavour
250 grams egg noodles
salt and pepper to taste

Pour the olive oil in a pan. Cut up the onion, mushrooms, and garlic and sauté for about five minutes. Then add the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Add in the flour a little at a time, stirring it in to thicken the broth. Microwave the meatballs for two minutes on high, and put them in, as well as the sour cream and onion flavour. Let simmer.

Separately, cook the noodles. When the noodles are done, the meatballs and sauce are ready. Serve and enjoy!